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Peach County Historical Society
Preserving The Past For A Better Future
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Membership (Single
- $25 - Family - $35 - Business - $50 - Sustaining - $100 - Life - $500. Please
mail to Peach County Historical Society General Membership Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of - January, March, May, July, September & November at The McArthur-Saxon House.
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History
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Educational Programs
Each year the Society sponsors a Georgia History project for 8th graders. The three winners are awarded Savings Bonds courtesy of the local banks.Historical Tours for school groups are also planned.
Historical Homes
Historical Churches
Fort Valley United Methodist Church
1999
- Participant in Fort Valley Main Street Tour of Homes
- Planning Committee for Peach County's 75th Birthday Celebration
- Time Capsule
An above ground structure which holds about 70 acid-free boxes in which participants placed selected items. To be opened 2100.
- Created Float for Fort Valley Christmas parade
- Tiny Towns
The Following Tiny Towns are currently available - Coca Cola Bottling Co., Parks Store, McArthur-Saxon House (Peach County Historical Society Headquarters), Former U.S. Post Office, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Hunt High School, Peach County Court House, Zellners Chapel, First Baptist Church, Friendship Baptist Church, Richmond Baptist Church, United Methodist Church, Fort Valley Presbyterian Church, & St. Lukes Episcopal Church. Coming soon Fort Valley Primary School, Everett Square, Troutman House, Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Bandstand. One of these precious buildings can be yours for only $13.91 including tax. If you would like a Tiny Town of your home call Dorothy Hudson at 825-5678 for more information.
History
Peach County GAGenWeb
Devoted to Genealogy -- query boards, mailing list
Central Georgia Genealogical Society
This Society covers 27 counties located in Central
Georgia. It publishes a Quarterly and conducts classes for beginning genealogists. It has also
published numerous county books.
Peach County GAGenWeb Archives
Devoted to Genealogy -- Cemetery listings; historic documents
Houston County GAGenWeb
Because Peach County is so intertwined in its history with Houston County, you may want to visit this page devoted to Genealogy -- query boards, mailing list, military history
Macon County GAGenWeb
Because Peach County is so intertwined in its history with Macon County, you may want to visit this page devoted to Genealogy -- query boards, mailing list, military history
Thomas Public Library
315 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Phone (912) 825-1640/Fax (912) 825-2061
Mrs. Matthews [email protected]
Priced:$30.00 with a $5.00 S/H
Image of America Peach County, The World's Peach Paradise, by Marilyn
Neisler Windham, 1997.
This book is largely pictorial, but has some names. No index.
The price is $17.00 and can be purchased directly from :
Marilyn N. Windham, 306 College Street, Fort Valley, Ga. 31030.
Oakland Cemetery, Fort Valley by Guelda L. Hay, Millie C. Stewart and Davine Campbell. 177 pages. Indexed. $20.00. Ordering information.
Central of Georgia Railway and Connecting Lines by (Richard E. Prince) Many photos by Mr. Hugh Moss Comer. This Railroad goes through Peach County and was very important in the early history of the area.
Doctor Roger's Ordeal by Mr. Homer Avera, pharmacist who had Avera Drugs. Fiction. About a middle Georgia physician during the 1860's. Contains many references to accurate historical characters and events from Fort Valley to Savannah to Jefferson to Andersonville. Possibly the only copy of the book resides at Avera Drug Company in Fort Valley, and bears the hand-written inscription "property of Homer L. Avera".
A Story Untold by Thelma R. Brown. The story of African-American business leaders in Fort Valley and others "who were first to break barriers." The author's address is 280 Jones St. Fort Valley, Ga. 31030.
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